i have always felt like somewhere deep inside of me there is a book to be written.  i’m not exactly sure what this book is… it’s just a glimmer of a notion that i might have something to share on freshly printed pages.  maybe it’s the romance of the writing life: the idea of sitting [...]

i can be a fairly tightly wound person.  i’m pretty intense at times, have very high expectations, am somewhat exacting and particular, and am a driven person when it comes to my life an work.  that’s not to say i don’t like to have fun, but i do have some what of a hard time [...]

i love goodie bags.  ever since i was a kid i always loved to put together fun treats for family and friends.  it’s part the creative act and part the expression of a thoughtful gesture and extra tlc that inspires me to make these little tokens whenever there is an occasion.
i remember when i [...]

last night my son was spinning in our dining room, literally (which if you know my oldest this is fairly typical behavior), and he fell and knocked out his front tooth.  not only did he knock out his right front tooth, he smashed up his chin, loosened another neighboring tooth, cut up his mouth, and [...]

it’s been a good (very long) day.  both the boys are beyond exhausted from all the playing, doing, eating, and being loved up from sun up until (almost) sun down.  yes, nana and grandpa are here!  and as my oldest has stated it’s a bit of a free for all (in a good way) around [...]

it’s cloudy and gray and cold outside today, and they are saying there is a chance of snow over night.  it’s mid-april people!  where is spring?
the weather is a good example of where i am today… in between.  i am very much in that place that is not really here nor there:  not still winter, [...]

out of necessity, the last couple days have been fairly quiet around here.  in the inbetweens of daily life i’ve been basking in the wonder of my shiny new wishstudio and all of your kind words, wandering from room to room and just grinning from ear to ear.  i especially have been loving the cafe, [...]

today is the day i am stepping towards one of mine.  it’s finally time to celebrate and throw open the doors of my new virtual home, wishstudio.com.  i am so excited you are here with me in this moment, on this part of my creative journey!
over the years, the wishstudio has become everything i have imagined and so much more.  [...]

this is the scene yesterday from my studio. it’s overflowing with my art goodies, wish*full retreat packages, things for the baby, and lots of lists, papers, and things to do. this is quite often how i spend my creative time… amidst the messiness and the excitement of everything swirling around me.

the new website is coming [...]

yup. the easter bunny was here
and we followed his trail
at 6:45 am
and decided he must have had pancakes for breakfast
because his paws were covered in flour!
silly bunny :)

it’s been work, work, work for me here lately. luckily i love my work, but i’m starting to feel it a little as i try to keep all the balls in the air. i’ve been forgoing downtime to push through my to do list. it’s like the last leg of the race… the hardest part. [...]